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Here are two snake skin buttons. They are quite a nice colour and have a high gloss coating. They have a tin back and metal loop shank and measure a little over 2 cm.

Here is a metal picture button with a floral design. A brass flower on a black rippled background fills the circle. The crescent shaped border has a white metal back on top of which is a brass small floral design. It has a japanned back and metal loop shank and measures a little over 3 1/2 cm,

Here is a set of six handmade porcelain buttons made by Tracey Sharkey in 2007. They are transfer printed and feature Australian birds and animals. I got them at the Bendigo Art Gallery gift shop. I have a few of her buttons in my collection.

Here is a group of modern bone buttons which I think were made in Nepal. They have been dyed and some carving forming a pattern. They would be most suitable for a natural home spun knitted cardigan or a bulky woollen fabric jacket. They are possibly cattle bone.

I bought these buttons at Millers Department Store in Benalla recently together with some coconut shell buttons. They seem to have some different buttons to those in the Shepparton stores. Three are plastic of some kind while the one at the bottom is metal. They are quite different in their design and will be a collectable of the future.

In the same $2 jar of buttons were these four buttons. Three of them are white metal buttons with a tin back. The gold one is a metalized plastic button. I had none of these buttons so that was a plus. They were all in good order too.

Last week I bought a small jar of buttons for $2 at Hospice opp shop here in Shepparton. I was thrilled to find these 6 glass buttons. Although the paintwork is a little worn which is common on old buttons I am pleased to have them. It is a real thrill to tip out a jar of buttons to sort through and find something you haven’t got. There were several old plastic buttons too so my $2 investment made my day.

This enamel button is quite different in colour and design to many I have. The colours are mainly purple, teal and pink and the gold outlines of the design are very effective. It is a large button at 3 1/2 cm.

Here is another new coconut shell button which features a lady and a scene behind. It is not really clear and was hard to photograph. I guess it was painted and then has a high gloss coating on top. When I bought it I didn’t realize it was a lady but just liked the colours. I have quite a collection of modern coconut shell buttons and find them interesting and varied.

I bought these new buttons recently at Millers Department Store in Benalla last week. The top three are from the same tube but there is a variance in the colour. Coconut shell buttons seem to be in the shops most of the time. I guess they are not expensive to produce and suppose they are made in the islands somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.